My life torn

a short love, i got the idea from a story i read and only line stood out to me "i became a widow on my wedding day" and it stuck with me so please enjoy :)

Submitted:Mar 3, 2013
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Ours was a short love that I like to think of when ever I hear
the rain. I was only 17 when we got married times were diffrent
back then. It was about 1942 I think. My father wanted my to find
a husband to take care of me, there were 4 of us in my family
back then my father, my mother, my younger brother, and myself.

My late husband was only 2 years older then I was. After our
wedding was over we stayed in a hotel. We were left in our room
it was small space with one bed, a side table, and a chair. We
were lucky to have a radio. I didn't know anything about the man
I just married. Our marrige was arranged by our parents. We
weren't aloud to meet before the wedding so it was like being
sold for me although i had no one i liked at the time the hole
thing felt weird.

I remember changing into my pajama's and sitting cross-legged on
the bed staring into his eyes as he sat close to the wall in the
chair. We spent the night talking about our selfs. I remeber
thinking to myself that i wouldn't mind spending the rest of my
life with him. We ended up talking the hole night away and near
the morning he told me that later that day he would be joining
the war. I didn't say anything for a moment but I asked him not
to get killed. The sun came up and we left around 9 so he could
get on the train to go to the base, but as we were crossing the
street I walked ahead to get to the sidewalk but as I turned back
to face him I saw the car heading for him. The fool had bent down
to pick up his ticket and was hit. As he was rushed to the
hospital he died on the way there holding my hand telling me not
to cry.

I became a widow only a day after my wedding. I never got
re-married no I choose to live my life thinking of what would
have happened if he lived. Even now sitting in my home looking at
the rain fall I still feel the love I felt for
him..................